# 2019–20 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2019–20 SV Darmstadt 98 season was the 122nd season in the football club's history and their 20th overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. It was the club's third consecutive season in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016-17.

## Squad
### Squad information

    As of 24 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Marcel Schuhen (3rd captain) |
| 2 | DF | GER | Sergio López |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Guille Bueno (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Christoph Zimmermann |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Matej Maglica |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Isac Lidberg |
| 8 | MF | GER | Luca Marseiler |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Fraser Hornby |
| 11 | MF | GER | Tobias Kempe (vice-captain) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Marco Thiede |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Fabian Nürnberger |
| 16 | MF | GER | Andreas Müller |
| 17 | MF | GER | Kai Klefisch |
| 18 | MF | GER | Philipp Förster |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | GER | Fynn Lakenmacher |
| 20 | DF | SRB | Aleksandar Vukotić |
| 21 | MF | GER | Merveille Papela |
| 22 | GK | POL | Karol Niemczycki |
| 26 | DF | GER | Matthias Bader |
| 28 | MF | GER | Paul Will |
| 29 | FW | SWE | Oscar Vilhelmsson |
| 30 | GK | GER | Alexander Brunst |
| 32 | DF | GER | Fabian Holland (captain) |
| 34 | FW | FRA | Killian Corredor |
| 38 | DF | GER | Clemens Riedel |
| 42 | FW | GER | Fabio Torsiello |
| 45 | GK | GER | Max Wendt |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 18 | Forward | Mathias Honsak | 22 | Yes | RB Salzburg | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | €750,000 |
| 5 | Defender | Mathias Honsak | 19 | Yes | Hamburger SV | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | €250,000 |
| 33 | Forward | Braydon Manu | 21 | Yes | Hallescher FC | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | €200,000 |
| 27 | Forward | Tim Skarke | 22 | Yes | 1. FC Heidenheim | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | €100,000 |
| 2 | Defender | Mandela Egbo | 21 | Yes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 40 | Forward | Erich Berko | 24 | Yes | Dynamo Dresden | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 13 | Goalkeeper | Carl Klaus | 25 | Yes | Atlético Baleares | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Marcel Schuhen | 26 | Yes | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 8 | Midfielder | Fabian Schnellhardt | 25 | Yes | MSV Duisburg | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 35 | Defender | Dario Dumic | 27 | Yes | FC Utrecht | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |
| 38 | Goalkeeper | Carl Leonhard | 18 | Yes | Own youth | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |
| 29 | Midfielder | Julian Von Haacke | 25 | Yes | FC Utrecht | Loan return | Summer | 30 June 2020 | - |

#### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Sources |
| Goalkeeper | Daniel Heuer Fernandes | 26 | Hamburger SV | Transfer | Summer | €1.3 million | |
| Midfielder | Selim Gündüz | 25 | KFC Uerdingen | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| Forward | Orrin McKinze Gaines II | 21 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| Defender | Cameron Royo | 18 | Viktoria Griesheim | Transfer | Summer | Free | - |
| Goalkeeper | Josip Galic | 19 | Unknown | - | Summer | - | - |
| Midfielder | Slobodan Medojevic | 28 | Unknown | - | Summer | - | |
| Forward | Luca Gelzleichter | 19 | Alemania Haibach | Transfer | Summer | Free | - |
| Defender | Sandro Sirigu | 30 | Unknown | - | Summer | - | |
| Defender | Patrick Banggaard | 25 | SönderjyskE | Transfer | Summer | Unknown | |
| Forward | Sören Bertram | 28 | 1.FC Magdeburg | Transfer | Summer | Unknown | |
| Goalkeeper | Max Grün | 32 | KFC Uerdingen | Transfer | Summer | Unknown | |
| Midfielder | Romuald Lacazette | 25 | Free agent | - | Summer | - | |
| Goalkeeper | Rouven Sattelmaier | 31 | | End of career | Summer | - | |
| Defender | Marcel Franke | 26 | Norwich City | End of loan | Summer | - | |
| Midfielder | Christoph Moritz | 29 | Hamburger SV | End of loan | Summer | - | - |
| Midfielder | Tim Rieder | 25 | FC Augsburg | End of loan | Summer | - | - |

## Competitions
### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 54 | |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 52 | |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 47 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 July 2020. Source: kicker